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Kit Connor to Play Cyclops in Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ Reboot

Connor’s Cyclops comes hot off the heels of Samara Weaving’s casting as Emma Frost and Sadie Sink’s casting as Jean Grey. There have also been persistent rumors that Cailee Spaeny is in contention to play Rogue.

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‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ Trailer: Can John Turturro Finally Earn His First Oscar Nomination?

Yeah, hard to believe, but Turturro has never been recognized by the Academy despite delivering a string of great performances in films such as “The Big Lebowski,” “Do the Right Thing,” “Barton Fink,” “Miller’s Crossing,” and “Quiz Show.”

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David Zaslav Pretends “ ‘Supergirl’ Never Happened as He Touts James Gunn’s “Amazing” DCU

Apparently, David Zaslav believes all is well with James Gunn’s DCU. In fact, he’s just pretending “Supergirl” never existed.

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David O. Russell’s ‘Madden’ Heads Straight to Prime Video Streaming on November 18

Amazon has decided to dump “Madden” straight to Prime on November 18. “Madden” was already branded as a “Prime Original,” which was a hint, and we basically just got it confirmed via press release.

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TIFF’s 2026 Midnight Madness Program Includes Duncan Jones, Anna Biller, Matthew Rankin and Eugene Kotlyarenko

How do you follow up a TIFF Midnight Madness that had “Obsession,” “Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie” and “The Furious”? That’s what programmer Peter Kuplowsky will have to contend with this year.

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August 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
August 19, 2019

This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

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Andy Muschietti Defends ‘The Flash’: “People Didn’t See It — They Just Jumped on Bandwagons”

October 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Muschietti is reflecting on “The Flash” backlash, suggesting that audiences had already made up their minds before the movie even came out.

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The Daniels’ Mysterious New Film Delayed to November 2027 Release Date

October 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

There’s enormous pressure resting on The Daniels’ shoulders right now. No matter what you thought of the film, following up a phenomenon like EEAAO isn’t just difficult, it’s nearly impossible.

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Jim Carrey to Star in Colin Trevorrow’s Live-Action ‘The Jetsons’ Movie

October 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Jim Carrey is in talks to star in a live-action version of “The Jetsons” for Warner Bros., with Colin Trevorrow circling to direct and co-write the script.

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Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Birth’ Sets Criterion Reissue, Giving a Neglected Masterpiece Its Due

October 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Time has done what the initial reception could not. Glazer’s film has been steadily reappraised, scene by scene, frame by frame, and now—with its newly announced release on Criterion—it’s being restored to the conversation.

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Bret Easton Ellis Doubles Down: Hollywood’s Embrace of ‘One Battle After Another’ Is About Ideology, Not Art

October 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Bret Easton Ellis has decided to address the backlash to his review of “One Battle After Another.” If you recall, Ellis argued that the film has been inflated to a near-mythical status in Hollywood for political reasons.

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Variety: ‘One Battle After Another’ Projected to Lose $100M+ Theatrically

October 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The film — led by Leonardo DiCaprio and described by Variety as “a generational masterpiece” — has become the ultimate Rorschach test of what success in 2025 looks like. Critically? It’s the most acclaimed release of the year. Financially? A nightmare.

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Daniel Day-Lewis Says He “Wouldn’t Be Able to Make” ‘My Left Foot’ Today

October 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It’s worth remembering that “My Left Foot” was made at a time when acting was still about transformation, about becoming someone you’re not.

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Christopher Nolan on Dwayne Johnson in ‘The Smashing Machine’: 2025’s Best Performance — “The Movie Will Be Understood Over Time”

October 15, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Christopher Nolan, who clearly hasn’t seen enough films this year, has hailed Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for delivering what he believes is the best movie performance in years.

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Disney to “Retire” the ‘Tron’ Franchise After ‘Ares’ Bombs

October 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

It turns out nobody was asking for another ‘Tron’ movie — except Jared Leto. And after this weekend’s dismal box office, it looks like even Disney has finally gotten the message.

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Bela Lugosi Biopic From ‘Ed Wood’ Writers in the Works at Universal

October 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

As fate would have it, a new project has emerged from Ed Wood’s very DNA — penned by its writers, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, and centered once again on the tragic brilliance of Bela Lugosi.

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Daniel Goldhaber’s Next Thriller Lands at New Regency While ‘Faces of Death’ Remains in Limbo

October 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Legendary is not happy with how “Faces of Death” turned out, despite paying for reshoots and the film testing well. The project is now in limbo.

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Drew Struzan, the Man Who Made Movie Posters Feel Like Magic, Has Passed at 78

October 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

His style was instantly recognizable: hyper-realistic, fantastical portraits with bold colors, and compositions that made a single poster feel like a mini-epic.

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Oscars: PTA, Zhao, Coogler, Trier and Panahi Emerge as Best Director Frontrunners

October 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

There are some parallels to Martin Scorsese finally winning his first Oscar in 2007 for “The Departed” at age 64. Paul Thomas Anderson is younger, at 55, but no less deserving for his staggering body of work.

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First Trailer for Sam Raimi’s ‘Send Help’ Marks His Long-Awaited Return to Horror

October 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

The last horror project Raimi directed was 2009’s “Drag Me to Hell.” We finally have our first-look images courtesy of EW, which can be seen below.

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LOL: Mia Goth Says MCU’s ‘Blade’ Reboot Still Happening: “They Want To Do It Right”

October 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

This is a project that’s cycled through no fewer than six writers, and at least three directors — Bassam Tariq, Yann Demange, and Cary Fukunaga — with a mysterious fourth currently attached.

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Report: Disney Spent Nearly $600M To Make ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’

October 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

According to a new report, Disney has filed the budget for ‘Rise of Skywalker’ at roughly $593.7M. That staggering figure places only behind “Jurassic World: Dominion,” as the most expensive film ever produced.

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Mel Gibson Casts Finnish Actor Jaakko Ohtonen as His New Jesus in ‘Resurrection of the Christ’

October 14, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Production quietly kicked off last week at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios — the same place Gibson filmed the first one. Only this time, it’s a total recast.

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‘Anemone’ Drops 80% in Second Weekend— Daniel Day-Lewis Came Out of Retirement, and No One Came to See It

October 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Without that critical boost, “Anemone” was never going to break through beyond curiosity value. There are only so many diehard Daniel Day-Lewis fanboys out there.

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How’s Your 2025 Top 10 Shaping Up?

October 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Drop your lists in the comments section below — it’s always great to see how everyone’s rankings evolve as the year wraps up.

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Kiefer Sutherland & Al Pacino to Star in Luc Besson–Penned ‘Father Joe’

October 13, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Kiefer Sutherland is set to team up with Al Pacino and rising star Ever Anderson (“Black Widow”) in “Father Joe,” an upcoming action thriller written and produced by Besson.

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‘The Odyssey’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Epic Is a Flawed but Astonishing Spectacle — Rave Reviews Confirm Best Picture Frontrunner

There is something undeniably powerful about a film that swings this hard, that embraces myth, spectacle, and the strange dream logic of ancient storytelling.

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Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Reckoning’ Gets Reshoots, Won’t Premiere at Venice Film Festival

About a month ago, Variety published a piece saying that “The Social Reckoning” was being submitted to the Venice Film Festival. I can confirm now that will definitely not be happening.

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Joel Coen’s ‘Jack of Spades’ Delayed to 2027

The film stars Josh O’Connor, Lesley Manville, Frances McDormand, and Damien Lewis, but no plot details have been revealed. All we know is that it’s a “gothic mystery” set in 1880s Scotland.

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Christopher Nolan’s Place in Cinema History: Genius, Overrated, or Something In Between?

Nolan has changed what a modern blockbuster can be, and that alone is a significant legacy. The bigger question is whether he has truly transformed cinema itself, or simply reinvented the blockbuster.

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Fritz Lang’s ‘M’ Tops the Best Films of the 1930s, According to 100+ Critics

We’ve gone through the decades. The ‘40s ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s, ‘2000s, and ‘2010s. — all revisited, argued over. Now, here are the results for the best films of the 1930s.

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Critics Poll: ‘Citizen Kane' Named Best Film of the 1940s

The results are in, and according to critics, this decade filled with cinematic riches did not have a better film than Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane.” Nobody should be surprised by this result. “Citizen Kane” changed cinema forever.

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Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants

It was a closer race than anticipated, but Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” has topped our best of the ’50s poll, besting Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen’s “Singin’ in the Rain” by just two votes.

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Critics Poll: Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Tops Our 1960s Critics Poll

We’ve already covered the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. Now we have the results for the Best Films of the 1960s.

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